I was having trouble calling this either good news or bad news, but a conversation with my wife last night (which, side note, confirmed how awesome she is) demonstrates that this is good news.

Marvel is bleeding me dry by producing such awesome stories for me to buy.

I've decided to use Marvel NOW (the relaunch of many ongoing series to bring in new readers) as an opportunity to jump into the comics. I've been reading TPBs from the library, so I do know that I like it. My plan is to preorder series that I think look good. When I pick up the first issue, I make the call as to whether I'll continue buying. Hopefully I can limit to 3-4 really good series. Series I don't care about don't need to be bought, and ones I'm only mildly interested in can be sampled or explored digitally.

So I started with:
1. Uncanny Avengers (a new title featuring a team of X-Men and Avengers)
2. Thor: God of Thunder (featuring young Thor in Viking times, modern Thor, and +1000 years future Thor)
3. All-New X-Men (featuring the original 5 X-Men time-traveling to modern times)
4. Indestructible Hulk (Hulk evades SHIELD at a time when they need him)
5. Captain Marvel (not a relaunch, but the series looked cool and I love Carol Danvers)

Seems reasonable, right?

Then they keep making more announcements of great stories. Add to the original small batch:

6. Savage Wolverine (Wolverine is in the Savage Land fighting dinosaurs)
7. Guardians of the Galaxy (the team from 2008 returns, and I love those 2008 stories)
8. Uncanny X-Men (featuring the team villainous Cyclops re-forms)

And now they've just announced another Wolverine title!

These books are $3.99 a piece (I pay $3.23 because I preorder), and some ship two per month. So it can get expensive. Plus there's all my Star Wars titles (the February 2013 solicitation has 5 titles).

Thankfully, there are numerous well-received series that I do not care about like Deadpool, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, FF, Superior Spider-Man, etc. And other series I'm only slightly interested in (like Avengers or Uncanny X-Force) I might buy digitally when the price drops.

But the good news in the end:
1- Comic books!!!!
2- My wife doesn't care that for February 2013 I'll be buying 14 comic books, most of which cost $3.23._________________"I'm...from Earth."

Thanks! Templars . I watched a film involving a Templar, a while ago, and at the same time was looking for a particular historical battle. The two came together to be my story. I couldn't resist.

Basically, my character, Julien Beaumont, goes to Outremer, participates in a rather large (and famous) battle, the battle of Montgisard, and his survival of which sends him into a depression, of sorts (PTSD to be exact) and finds himself in trouble with some of the shadier elements of Jerusalem. At the same time, he has to suffer through a rather incompetent yet ambitious commander's attempt to gain power._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:15 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 7613Location: Sailing into the unknown

When you're done, I want to read it. I love knights. _________________
Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:30 pm

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Luke92Knight

Joined: 19 May 2011Posts: 367Location: England

Got myself a new Xbox 360 today from Amazon, £150 with 12 months Gold membership and a copy of Halo 4 comes with it (I'm not a Halo fan so anyone UK-based or abroad and willing to pay postage drop me a PM if you're interested in buying it). I love Black Friday week _________________Hear me now
Words I vow
No f****** regrets
F*** these chains
No damn slave
I will be different!

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:47 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 6205Location: Beyond Shadows

Life, there's your chance! Grab it and run, dude! _________________"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Aww, I think I'm getting it for Christmas. Don't know if it's been bought yet, so that probably rules me out._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:25 am

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JainaSoloMaster

Joined: 04 Sep 2012Posts: 577Location: In front of my laptop

Exams are over! Yay! followed by my gripe..._________________We fight, we earn, we never learn. And through it all, the hero falls...
~Heroes, Mika~

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:33 am

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Taral-DLOSMaster

Joined: 23 Nov 2010Posts: 1943Location: Ontario, Canada

My wife and I are changing it up this Christmas and instead of buying each other gifts, we're making each other gifts. We did something similar for our birthdays.

I'm writing her a book, and then properly binding it and presenting it as an actual book.

She's big into teen lit that's set in postapocalyptic dystopias, and I have an idea for that. I'm flexing my writing muscles and trying it out. Hopefully it'll work out._________________"I'm...from Earth."

Happy writing, Taral. _________________
Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:44 am

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1337JediMaster

Joined: 02 Sep 2012Posts: 688Location: Florida

Awesome idea Taral! How could she not love that?! Take pics_________________Mara: "Not many people Dare to hug me"
Lando: "That leaves more of you for me then!"

"Sure I can't move a rock with my mind, but, boy can I make that rock think its been moved."

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:49 pm

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Luke92Knight

Joined: 19 May 2011Posts: 367Location: England

5 months after ordering, my Raspberry Pi has finally been dispatched and will be here in the coming days _________________Hear me now
Words I vow
No f****** regrets
F*** these chains
No damn slave
I will be different!

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:01 pm

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Taral-DLOSMaster

Joined: 23 Nov 2010Posts: 1943Location: Ontario, Canada

Reepicheep wrote:

Happy writing, Taral.

Thank you!

1337Jedi wrote:

Awesome idea Taral! How could she not love that?! Take pics

Will do. I may seek advice from the group over here. I've started early drafting and remembered how terrible I am with introductions lol._________________"I'm...from Earth."

I took a three hour nap today. It was glorious._________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

Those without swords can still die upon them

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:17 am

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JainaSoloMaster

Joined: 04 Sep 2012Posts: 577Location: In front of my laptop

Got this awesome new haircut which everyone loves! Except for the fact that my stepsister keeps repeating over and over: "It's so short...it's sooo short..."
I admit I'm gonna miss my long hair but, hey! What does my dad always say?
"A change is as good as a holiday!" _________________We fight, we earn, we never learn. And through it all, the hero falls...
~Heroes, Mika~